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iPhone 16 Pro Could Break Record for Thinnest Bezels on a Smartphone

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Apple's upcoming iPhone 16 Pro models will have the thinnest bezels of any smartphone, beating the screen border thinness of even its latest iPhone 15 Pro devices. That's according to the leaker known as "Ice Universe," who has divulged accurate information about Apple's plans in the past.

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According to multiple sources, despite minimal design changes, both iPhone 16 Pro models will increase in size this year. The iPhone 16 Pro is said to be 6.3 inches (up from 6.1), while the iPhone 16 Pro Max is expected to measure in at 6.9 inches (up from 6.7), potentially making it Apple's biggest iPhone ever.

But it seems that Apple isn't just relying on larger physical dimensions to make the viewing experience more immersive. According to Ice Universe, this year's Pro models will also have reduced bezels that could be the thinnest yet seen on any smartphone, including those on the Samsung Galaxy S24.


The breakthrough for achieving this could be Apple's rumored use of Border Reduction Structure (BRS) technology, which allows for a more compact and efficient layout of the circuitry under the display, resulting in even slimmer bezels. Ice Universe did not mention BRS, but two rumors out of Asia have referenced the technology in relation to iPhone 16 models.
Last year, Apple reduced the bezels on iPhone 15 Pro models using low-injection pressure over-molding, or LIPO, to shrink the display border size to 1.5 millimeters (versus around 2.2 millimeters on iPhone 14 models). Besides that, Apple has not significantly tweaked iPhone screen sizes since the introduction of the ‌‌iPhone‌‌ 12 models in 2020. But as mentioned, things are set to change with the Pro models in the 2024 iPhone 16 lineup.

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I literally could not care any less about this, in fact I despise it a bit as it’s so easy to accidentally touch the screen when picking a phone up and pressing the pause button etc. because of the screen being so huge you have to be careful how you pick the iPhone up these days.
 
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As mentioned on 9to5 and 100% correct.

When there's no vision and no ideas, what Apple deals with is the bezels.

Samsung Galaxy had a curved display long ago, and it was a complete failure.

In addition, are the people in Apple aware of the fact that their customers are using phone cases?

So what is new in the iPhone 16, besides solving the embarrassing overheating failure of the A17 chip and heat sinks? A capture button?

Embarrassing stuff from Apple, they still think it’s 2020.

While Samsung and Google are pushing mobile software with AI forward, Apple are doing cosmetic crap like this with no real usefulness for the user.
 
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As long as the bigger screen doesn’t increase the dimensions of the phone I’m good with it. If it’s going to make the phone bigger, well for me personally it’s already at the limit for practicality when it comes to size. Bigger is just going to be too big. I really feel like 6.5-6.7” is the sweet spot for a phone.
 
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junior said:
I wish they'd work on getting rid of the notch/island more than the bezel..
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There are only three ways to get rid of it with current technology:

1. Remove the front-facing camera and FaceID sensors
2. Have a huge bezel at the top of the screen
3. make a hole in the middle of the display for the camera and sensors (lol)

I don't know about you, but none of those appeal to me very much. The notch - while still awkward and unideal - is the least bad alternative of the bunch.
 
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SmugMaverick said:
As mentioned on 9to5 and 100% correct.

When there's no vision and no ideas, what Apple deals with is the bezels.

Samsung Galaxy had a curved display long ago, and it was a complete failure.

In addition, are the people in Apple aware of the fact that their customers are using phone cases?

So what is new in the iPhone 16, besides solving the embarrassing overheating failure of the A17 chip and heat sinks? A capture button?

Embarrassing stuff from Apple, they still think it’s 2020.

While Samsung and Google are pushing mobile software forward, Apple are doing cosmetic crap like this with no real usefulness for the user.
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Ya.

It seems like Apple likes to wait for years to implement design changes that were first used by other companies to make it seem that Apple isn't "reacting" to a technology or "trying to catch up" to other companies.

All this spinning about Apple just wanting to perfect these tech changes is really getting old. They need to take the lead in game changing designs, not ignoring them until they feel it's safe to introduce them.
 
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Pezimak said:
I literally could not care any less about this, in fact I despise it a bit as it’s so easy to accidentally touch the screen when picking a phone up and pressing the pause button etc. because of the screen being so high you have to be careful how you pick the iPhone up these days.
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Why do people always say this? It has palm rejection technology. It isn’t possible to do this.
 
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